The tools you might use to make GIFs are mostly free and easier to use than ever.
Giphy is also available as a mobile app for bothAndroidandiOS.
How it works on your desktop or laptop
Open upGiphyand punch Create to start making a GIF.
you might either snap new photos or use photos within your photo gallery to make a basic GIF.
you could also drag-and-drop animated stickers, texts and photo filters to enhance your content.
Android users who want to geek out over their GIFs.
Stop adding simple stickers to your photos and step up to the big leaguesmake some animations!
(The apps circle icons link to the folder with your finished GIFs.)
This app also makes it easy to make changes to your GIF.
Is your GIF file too big to share online?
Feel free to resize the box so that your video is visible within the rectangle box.
Queue the video to the place you want to record.
Hit the red circle (on the ScreenToGif frame) to begin recording.
Otherwise, store your work and youre all done!
For Serious GIF Action: Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop is the industry standard photo-manipulation software.
launch the video in VLC
Under View, select Advanced controls.
Position the playhead about 5-10 seconds before the action you want to record.
Press the red Record button.
Press Play on the video.
When youve finished recording the action, press the Record button again.
Here, youll have a lot of options it’s possible for you to tweak.
The primary change you should make is picking Adaptive in the first drop-down box beneath GIF.
if its not already selected.
Otherwise, tweak as you see fit, but the default options should give you a decent-quality GIF.
At the bottom, under Looping Options ensure that Forever is selected.
Click Save… to give your animation a name and place it somewhere.
This story was originally published on 1/1714 and was updated on 8/27/19 to provide more thorough and current information.
